Cairngorms NP and Monadhliath
Cairngorms National Park and Monadhliath. Also includes the Ben Alder area hills between Loch Ericht and Loch Laggan.
Monday's Forecast
Light wind, negligible impact
Little wind or walking hardly affected by the wind, but feeling chilly if exposed on tops. 10-15mph or less.
Dry, Inversion
Banks of cloud or fog on lower or middle slopes, but higher terrain likely clear and sunny above an inversion.
Hazy, some fog banks
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Distant views reduced by haze, locally foggy for a time in valleys and some hill slopes.
Chilly
Air temperature typically 0 to 5C on higher summits. Feeling distinctly chilly on tops when stationary or where exposed to wind. Take appropriate layers.
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Light wind, negligible impact
Little wind or walking hardly affected by the wind, but feeling chilly if exposed on tops. 10-15mph or less.
Dry, Inversion
Banks of cloud or fog on lower or middle slopes, but higher terrain likely clear and sunny above an inversion.
Hazy, some fog banks
Distant views reduced by haze, locally foggy for a time in valleys and some hill slopes.
Chilly
Air temperature typically 0 to 5C on higher summits. Feeling distinctly chilly on tops when stationary or where exposed to wind. Take appropriate layers.
Viewing Forecast For
Cairngorms NP and Monadhliath
Monday 9th November 2026
Last updated
Sun 8th Nov 26 at
3:00PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Many Scottish mountains sunny, but variable areas of low cloud and low-level fog. Murky conditions more widely Pennines and east Wales. No rainfall generally, but dampness in the air locally. Light wind for most places; increasing easterly breeze for Wales.
Headline for Cairngorms NP and Monadhliath
Many hills clear with sunshine, patchy fog or low cloud banks.
How windy? (On the Munros)
Variable 5mph or less, rarely 10mph.
Effect of the wind on you?
Negligible
How Wet?
No rain expected
Cloud on the hills?
Some cloud banks and fog in glens; tops may be largely clear
Areas of cloud likely at different heights, plus fog in glens. Some slopes between fog layers; higher tops likely above all cloud much of the time, though some patches may drift over high terrain.
Chance of cloud free Munros?
70% (above fog in places)
Sunshine and air clarity?
Sunshine and clear air best across high terrain, but in places sunny at all levels; haze or fog lower down.
How Cold? (at 900m)
1C.
Freezing Level
Near or just below freezing from 1000m upward all day; plus frost in glens early morning.
Viewing Forecast For
Cairngorms NP and Monadhliath
Tuesday 10th November 2026
Last updated
Sun 8th Nov 26 at
3:00PM
How windy? (On the Munros)
South-southeasterly 10-15mph, may rise to 20mph during day.
Effect of the wind on you?
Mostly small.
How Wet?
Rain not expected
Cloud on the hills?
Mostly little north
Some patchy cloud may drift onto slopes at various heights, but higher tops likely in the clear. Greater risk of cloud banks toward the southern Cairngorms NP.
Chance of cloud free Munros?
70%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Sunshine and hazy high cloud. Visibility excellent, some patchy fog lower slopes.
How Cold? (at 900m)
1 or 2C.
Freezing Level
Close to freezing on tops above 1000m all day and possibly frost widely in the glens early morning.
Viewing Forecast For
Cairngorms NP and Monadhliath
Wednesday 11th November 2026
Last updated
Sun 8th Nov 26 at
3:00PM
How windy? (On the Munros)
North to northwesterly, 15 to 25mph, speed tending to rise into middle of day onward, reaching 30mph high Cairngorms.
Effect of the wind on you?
Fairly small, but becoming noticeable, starting to affect comfortable walking on high tops with marked wind chill.
How Wet?
Snow showers develop northern areas
Likely dry start, then as the day goes on, a band of showery rain, snow on tops increasingly to 700m, moving in from the north, becoming patchier. By evening, showers with snow to 500m or lower.
Cloud on the hills?
Forming mostly in snow/rain
Patchy cloud at various heights from dawn, but may largely disperse for a few hours at least. Then cloud banks drifting onto higher northern slopes as precipitation develops, mostly above 900m.
Chance of cloud free Munros?
50%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Periods of sunshine, best toward the south, but likely to cloud over from the north. Visibility excellent, then reducing in showers, poor if in snow and cloud.
How Cold? (at 900m)
+1 to -1C. Feeling like -7C as wind increases, -10C higher terrain.
Freezing Level
800-1000m, tending to lower slightly during day. Also frost many glens in morning.
Planning Outlook
Generally dry much of the week ahead in Scotland. Some variable cloud and fog early in the week. A gusty easterly wind for England & Wales and rain pushes into Wales on Tuesday, reaching the south Pennines with time, persisting into Wednesday in these areas, but very little extending further north. Into the second half of the week, a switch to a colder northerly flow will likely drop the freezing level to 800m increasingly widely for Thursday-Friday, plus frost on low ground. Some snow showers on northern Scottish mountains, but largely dry weather elsewhere. During next weekend, a shift to a less cold Atlantic influence - a changeable mix likely into the following week.